Beef stroganoff spaghetti and meatballs

Cutlets and meatballs

I love making the Southern husband his suppertime favorites. As a result, shrimp and grits are frequently on the menu, along with okra and various things made with scallops, and he's always perfectly happy with good old fashioned burgers on the grill. But every now and again I remember that he loves beef stroganoff...and then I don't make it. There's something that feels so fancy and serious about it that I just can't pull it together for a Tuesday night. And then one day it occurred to me that maybe the Tuesday night version was not the steak and mushrooms and egg noodles version. Maybe it was the meatballs and shallots and spaghetti version.